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01-23-2009, 02:21 PM
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Location: Austin, TX
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Is it ever going to rain again?
This is getting quite depressing:
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01-23-2009, 02:25 PM
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Real Estate Agent
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"Still stuffed from Thanksgiving!"
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Central Texas
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I hear ya. I'm contemplating a rain dance, myself. The pastures are hurting. The creeks are drying up (even the one on our place that had water knee-deep on a cow at the end of the 4 year drought when we bought it).
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01-23-2009, 02:47 PM
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Wash your car and it should start raining right about the time you finish lol!!!!
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01-23-2009, 02:48 PM
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Real Estate Agent
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Central Texas
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I wish. Oh, how I wish.
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01-23-2009, 04:52 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Austin, TX
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thedude72
Wash your car and it should start raining right about the time you finish lol!!!!
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Wash your car, wash your neighbor's cars, powerwash your decks, take an umbrella everywhere with you, and leave a suede jacket on the clothesline outside... then maybe, just maybe, it will rain again.
I have high hopes for this Monday, though. They say 20%, but I have a good feeling. I may need to plan a picnic just to be safe. |
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01-23-2009, 05:09 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Austin TX
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Maybe when we stop cutting down trees??
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01-23-2009, 05:26 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Orange County, California
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Has this happened before in Texas? Is this a cyclical thing?
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01-23-2009, 05:39 PM
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Hazmat is Fun
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Slaughter Creek, Travis County
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From what I've read, this summer and the lack of rain will be as bad as last summer. Yes, the same last summer when we started having 100 degree days in May and had no real rainfall. The long term climatology data indicates our real rains won't occur until next winter, as they are predicting a stong El Nino.
We are experiencing feast or famine when it comes to rain. Right now: famine. This winter I suspect we'll say heavy rains and a lot of flooding.
Yesterday when I was flying home from San Diego, we flew over Lake Travis and you could start seeing the faint outline of some new "islands."
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01-23-2009, 05:43 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Orange County, California
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Where are the worst areas for flooding or other bad issues (foundation shifting, etc)...
How do the northern suburbs fare?
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01-23-2009, 08:58 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cabolissa
Has this happened before in Texas? Is this a cyclical thing?
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Ha! This happens in Texas. This is Texas. Drought = Texas. Drought = expensive water and water rationing. Be prepared. |
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